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Anystream Chooses MainConcept H.264 Encoder; H.264/AVC Codec Technology Enhances Anystream Agility Software
AACHEN, Germany & STERLING, Va. --(Business Wire)-- Sept. 9, 2005 -- MainConcept, a world leader in codecs and video technology, announced a non-exclusive licensing agreement with Anystream today in which the MainConcept H.264 Encoder will be integrated with the latest edition of Anystream's Agility high-performance digital media production and publishing software. The MainConcept technology enables efficient, high-quality media encoding for Anystream's popular broadcast applications.
Anystream Agility enables broadcasters and content providers to take advantage of tapeless workflow efficiencies by automatically converting and exchanging media between non-linear editing systems, play-to-air servers, news production systems, streaming and Web servers in any major digital format - including MPEG-2, DV, OMF, MXF, H.264, VC1 - in SD and HD. The MainConcept H.264 codec offers high quality video encoding at the reduced bit rates made possible by H.264/AVC (MPEG-4 Part 10).
"Our content provider clients are increasingly looking for new technologies that will let them deliver a top-quality experience across multiple broadband platforms. The MainConcept H.264 codec is an innovative solution that affords excellent visual quality," said Fady Lamaa, Anystream product marketing vice president.
"The H.264/AVC standard offers superior quality at lower bitrates than other formats," said Markus Moenig, founder and CEO of MainConcept."Anystream found that the MainConcept H.264/AVC Encoder offers the quality and speed they need for professional production environments. We are proud that our technology is an essential part of their server-based Agility software."
About Anystream
Anystream software automates digital media production and distribution. The world's leading broadcasters use its Agility products to automatically encode and transcode streaming, broadcast and production formats. Its Apreso products are used by institutions of higher education to automatically capture and publish lectures for online student review. Anystream awards include the Frost and Sullivan Market Leadership Award, Presentations Magazine's Standing Ovation Award, PC Magazine's 2003 Technical Excellence Awards Finalist and COMDEX Best of Show Finalist, Entrepreneur Magazine's "Hot 100," and Deloitte & Touche's "Fast 50." Anystream, Inc. is funded by SCP Private Equity Partners, SOFTBANK Capital Technology Fund III LP, Falcon Private Equity L.P. and Citigroup Investments, Inc. Anystream is based in Sterling, Va.
Further information about Anystream is available at www.anystream.com.
About MainConcept
MainConcept is a worldwide leader in codecs and video editing technologies for personal computers, set-top boxes and various DSP-based solutions. The company offers SDKs which make it easy for companies to implement codecs and other multimedia features with minimal research and development. MainConcept also has a line of innovative end-user video editing and compositing software which is also available for OEM bundling.
MainConcept AG is headquartered in Aachen, Germany, where it was founded and has operated for 12 years. The U.S. subsidiary, MainConcept LLC, was established in 2001 in Beachwood, Ohio. In 2002 Technology Joint Corporation (TJC) located in Osaka, Japan, became the exclusive MainConcept distributor for the Asian-Pacific region.
Additional information is available from MainConcept's general site at http://www.mainconcept.com/ and from the developers site at http://developer.mainconcept.com/.
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